John Mooy

by John Mooy Sunday afternoon.  An absolutely beautiful fall day.  The sun is out, the temperature is warming and I’m sitting here in our work cottage alone with my thoughts.  The mind is certainly a marvelous creation.  And if … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Albert Einstein

The expression says it all - the art of collecting an autograph. Photo by the author. by John Mooy When the high school in Marcellus was where the middle school is now it was the scene for the annual All Sports Banquets.  It was … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Autographs

by John Mooy Here is a topic that comes up every once in a while and has been doing so for years.  This is a story about three instances.  I’m sure many of you have had one yourself. Marcellus has the advantage of being a small … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: What do you think?

by John Mooy A weekend or so ago. we had a gathering of friends at our house and several things stick out in my mind as a result of having them here. They took great joy in conversation, food, a puppet show, puzzles and music. … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Back in History

by John Mooy If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morningI’d hammer in the evening, all over this land.    And those are the first two lines of the Pete Seeger song, “If I had a Hammer,” which he wrote in 1949.  Seeger … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: If I Had a Hammer

by John Mooy We were in Illinois the other day where we had stopped at an Oasis to take a break from driving, stretch our legs and maybe get a cup of coffee before we got back on the road.  I was thinking to myself as we walked … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: ATLAS, not Charles, but a ROAD ATLAS

by John Mooy If you have ever read my column in The Marcellus News, you’ve noticed that through the years I have worked relatively hard to make certain I avoided the entanglement I might experience if I delved too deeply into the … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: Sidewalk Gate. . . Several Stories

by John Mooy If you happen to follow baseball at all, no doubt many of you from Marcellus, myself included, have for years supported the Detroit Tigers.  If you’ve been around for a while you watched the Tigers play in old Briggs … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Detroit Tigers

Cousin Kathy, Grandma Mooy, and The Furniture-Jumping Professional by John Mooy   I grew up during a time when the furniture in one’s home was there for years and years.  When I think about the neighborhood I lived in, I could still … [Read more...] about The True Book of Mostly Unrelated Stories: The Couch